SAIF
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) represents independently owned funeral businesses across the UK, advocating for their interests, promoting best practice, and supporting professional development. With a strong focus on standards, community service, and regulatory engagement, SAIF plays a vital role in ensuring independent firms remain a trusted and competitive part of the funeral landscape. Funeral Service Times covers SAIF’s policy work, training initiatives, leadership activity, member updates, and industry contributions—providing independent funeral directors with timely and relevant insights into the organisation’s influence and priorities.
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Jun- 2022 -8 JuneBusiness
SAIF partners with cremation experts to help members compete at NFE
SAIF has partnered with cremation experts in order to help Independent funeral directors that visited its stand at the National…
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Apr- 2022 -6 AprilTrade Organisations
SAIF elects Jo Parker as its new president
SAIF, the UK funeral trade association, has elected Jo Parker of Abbey Funeral Services in Tonbridge as its new president…
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May- 2021 -27 MayTrade Organisations
SAIF appoints new executive committee member
The National Society of Allied Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has announced that Amanda Dalby has joined its executive committee for…
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Oct- 2020 -23 OctoberBusiness
Independent funeral directors are leading the way with pricing transparency online
SAIF’s recent decision to incorporate online pricing into its Code of Practice shows independent funeral directors are leading the way…
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Aug- 2020 -3 AugustCoronavirus
Face coverings to be mandatory in funeral premises from 8 August
From Saturday (8 August), funeral directors’ premises and places of worship in England will no longer be exempt from the…
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Jul- 2020 -14 JulyCoronavirus
Hancock ‘regrets’ banning close relatives from funerals
Health secretary Matt Hancock has admitted banning people from going to funerals of families was a mistake amid the Covid-19…
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14 JulyFuneral Plans
Scottish government announces new funeral guidance
The Scottish government has announced from tomorrow (15 July) there will be a maximum cap of 20 on funeral service…
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7 JulyCoronavirus
SAIF welcomes new funeral guidance
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has welcomed clarification from the government that funerals can be…
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Jun- 2020 -15 JuneFeatures
Mental health and wellbeing post-lockdown
As we note that new Covid-19 cases and numbers of related deaths are thankfully steadily declining and as the number…
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilCoronavirus
Funeral providers face shortages of PPE equipment as demand rises
Funeral providers in the UK fear they are close to running out of body bags and other PPE equipment needed…
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